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kept one's knickers on

kept one's knickers on is the simple past and past participle of keep one's knickers on.

Meaning of keep one's knickers on

Verb

keep one's knickers on (third-person singular simple present keeps one's knickers on, present participle keeping one's knickers on, simple past and past participle kept one's knickers on)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative, slang) To stay calm; to not get flustered or angry.
    • Keep your knickers on, mate. It was only a joke.

Questions about kept one's knickers on

What is kept one's knickers on the simple past and past participle of?
Kept one's knickers on is the simple past and past participle of keep one's knickers on.

Words near kept one's knickers on in the dictionary

  1. kept one's head below the parapet
  2. kept one's head down
  3. kept one's head on a swivel
  4. kept one's head on one's shoulders
  5. kept one's head upon one's shoulders
  6. kept one's knickers on
  7. kept one's lips sealed
  8. kept one's mouth shut
  9. kept one's nerve
  10. kept one's nose clean
  11. kept one's options open

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